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    Tastemakers Top 20: Our Favorite Songs of 2010
    Kristi Wooten
    • Feb 12, 2011

    Tastemakers Top 20: Our Favorite Songs of 2010

    Just in time for the Grammy Awards on February 13, here’s a list of 2010’s best songs. I asked one of my favorite bands (who, by the way,...
    How Michael Franti Found the Sun
    Kristi Wooten
    • Sep 21, 2010

    How Michael Franti Found the Sun

    Michael Franti sings with children in East Timor. Photo Courtesy of CARE. © Josh Estey/CARE Welcome! If you weren’t directed here from...
    The Stage and Screens Where It’s Just Me and Keane: My Convo with Tim Rice-Oxley
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 19, 2010

    The Stage and Screens Where It’s Just Me and Keane: My Convo with Tim Rice-Oxley

    Hey Tim! I’m extremely sad that Keane isn’t coming to Atlanta on this tour. Tim Rice Oxley: We haven’t been there in awhile now. We would...
    Rob Sheffield talks Duran Duran
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 14, 2010

    Rob Sheffield talks Duran Duran

    Below is part of my interview with Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield about his new book, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. The...
    Live Aid at 25: Remembering The Concert That Changed My Life
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jul 13, 2010

    Live Aid at 25: Remembering The Concert That Changed My Life

    Below, my favorite performances of the day. They’re not all musically great, but the memory is perfect. Comment below and let me know...
    Cyndi, Cyndi, Cyndi
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 22, 2010

    Cyndi, Cyndi, Cyndi

    Drake vs. Hanson vs. NYPD!
    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 21, 2010

    Drake vs. Hanson vs. NYPD!

    Kristi Wooten
    • Jun 17, 2010

    Summer things: 10 songs I dig right now.

    “Something Good Can Work” by Two Door Cinema Club “Voice in the Chorus” by Hanson “Saturday Sun” by Crowded House “Long White Dress” by...
    Mixtape: How Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt Saved My Life (Pt. 1)
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 27, 2010

    Mixtape: How Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt Saved My Life (Pt. 1)

    Check out my new blog at MyAudioBio.com about the music of Everything But the Girl and the new release by Tracey Thorn.
    Discovered Janelle Monae yet?
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 4, 2010

    Discovered Janelle Monae yet?

    I really dug getting a sneak peek of The Archandroid (her new album, out May 18) from Janelle Monae herself. Below, a blurry iphone pic...
    Kristi Wooten
    • Apr 24, 2010

    Spring things: 10 songs I dig right now

    OK, so some of these are a little old, but I keep listening … enjoy. “Atticus” by the Noisettes “Harmonix” by Surfer Blood “Sweet...
    And The Wall came tumbling down … to the sounds of Tears for Fears and David Hasselhoff!
    Kristi Wooten
    • Nov 9, 2009

    And The Wall came tumbling down … to the sounds of Tears for Fears and David Hasselhoff!

    Harry at the Wall / Photo by Stacy James Payne Me at the Wall - November 1989 / Photo by Stacy James Payne It was 20 years ago! Check out...
    Impressed by Hanson
    Kristi Wooten
    • Oct 20, 2009

    Impressed by Hanson

    This past saturday night, I was very happy to be able to bring Hanson to Atlanta be honored by CARE at our Take a Stand against Poverty...
    Back 2 Skool Mix
    Kristi Wooten
    • Aug 31, 2009

    Back 2 Skool Mix

    SO much good music out right now. Here’s what’s playing in my ears (you can purchase this mix on iTunes here.) Show Me What I’m Looking...
    More Wu 4 U
    Kristi Wooten
    • Aug 31, 2009

    More Wu 4 U

    Elbow me
    Kristi Wooten
    • Aug 11, 2009

    Elbow me

    OK, I’m hoping I might eventually write something up for The Economist’s More Intelligent Life soon, so I won’t give too much away … but...
    Remembering John Hughes
    Kristi Wooten
    • Aug 8, 2009

    Remembering John Hughes

    My life would be different today if there hadn’t been Pretty in Pink. The inclusion of New Order’s “Thieves Like Us” MADE that movie … it...
    John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy’s new BFFs
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 19, 2009

    John Legend and Jeffrey Sachs: Philanthropy’s new BFFs

    I love this partnership! Singing about making love and writing about making poverty history … what more could one ask? But seriously,...
    It’s getting Vedder all the time …
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 16, 2009

    It’s getting Vedder all the time …

    I’ve never been a Pearl Jam fan per se, but I do respect them, and the Ved and I keep running into eachother backstage at various and...
    Design is Human
    Kristi Wooten
    • May 14, 2009

    Design is Human

    Modern Atlanta‘s annual showcase has become my favorite event of the season. The starchitects! the DJs! the fundraisers! the homes! the...
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